We deserve a GOLD STAR!!!

[Chihuahua Luvin Gurl]

I am so very happy with DH and I today! We went to a festival where there was music and TONS & TONS of yummy carnival food & frozen drinks. Normally, we would have been in HOG HEAVEN and pigged out!

Well, it took us a long time before we were able to find a vendor with something that we could eat, which was a bunless plain beef hotdog. It wasn't all that great, especially when we were seeing food everywhere we really wanted to have instead. Not to mention all over the place were people handing out free bags of potato chips, Mexican food samples (MY FAVORITE FOOD!) etc, we turned everything down and ate our hotdog with great hopes of weight loss and health.

We did almost give in to temptation about having a corn dog and splitting an elephant ear, maybe splitting a frozen alcohol drink. We even stood in line! But, we both looked at each other just before it was our turn to order and we were both thinking the same thing, because we both left the line with out saying a word! We agreed that we don't want to be FAT anymore and this food was just evil temptation that we needed to walk away from. So, we kept walking right by all the food, the cotton candy, candy apples, pizza ETC!

Not only do we deserve GOLD STARS for the fact we stayed strong in the face of evil, but we also walked about 4 miles today!!!! It was a mile and a half to and from our car, plus about a mile at the festival! I am so proud of us! Tonight after dinner, (fried chicken in butter) we are going walking some more! We want to lose a lot of weight, actually, we need to lose a lot quickly, neither one of us has appropriate wedding clothes (my cousins wedding), so we are hoping to buy something in a store... probably dreaming big, but we got 3 weeks! Miracles can happen, so they say!

[MsUnderstood0000]

Congratulations, You do deserve gold stars. That is so hard in the beginning to be in situations where food is everywhere. Most of our "events' are geared towards food. You did well, you will be rewarded no doubt.

[Slapshot]

Um, you deserve a PLATINUM star. I thought going to Hershey Park was tough. What a day of temptation you had! Good for you. If you could make it through today, you can make it through any day. Bravo!

[Chihuahua Luvin Gurl]

Hehehe, thanks! I didn't think we were going to be able to maintain, we didn't plan to end up there today actually. So, there was no planning ahead and we were both staving because it was lunch time. We so easily could have slipped, we were right there! I never imagined we would have the strength, but we did!

There was a lot of FAT people there, eating all of these things and we just don't want to be them anymore. We seen the way others were looking at them, the comments people were making.... I can't wait until we are under 300 pounds!

[JohnSantos]

Grats CLG, you did great!

[barbiedoll4j]

Woohoo for you!! Next time you are tempted remember this day and remind yourself that you do have the strenghth to stay the course!

[Sherri]

I so loved reading your post! Great job to both you and your DH. You are on your way to building a strong foundation to a much healthier you on your weightloss journeys. It really is about putting yourself first and able to make healthier choices. The world is full of temptation and by both of you making it through the day with clean eating shows just how serious you both are about your health.
Kudos and pats on the back to both of you. I'm very, very proud of you both. Keep up the fantastic work you're both doing for yourselves.
It wouldn't suprise me one bit if you both were down a size in 3 weeks for that new outfit for the wedding.
Yay you!
Sherri

[Chihuahua Luvin Gurl]

Thanks everyone!

How long does it take to get into Ketosis? We are going on day 3 on Sunday, so, just curious. We don't have the "Atkins flu", feel horrible or have funky breath/pee. Is it possible to not have any symptoms at all? We don't have the Keto-sticks (or whatever) and aren't planning to waste money on them. Just curious anyway.

We haven't had one cheat since we started yesterday morning!

[Georgiana]

Good for you to be walking away from those fattening carbs!

Originally Posted by Chihuahua Luvin Gurl

How long does it take to get into Ketosis? We are going on day 3 on Sunday, so, just curious. We don't have the "Atkins flu", feel horrible or have funky breath/pee. Is it possible to not have any symptoms at all?

In general, it takes something like 2-4 days. I need about 2 or 3.

Most people get the "Induction flu" around day 3-5, so don't celebrate yet... but some have milder symptoms, while others get... knocked out. The "funky breath/pee" should be there, because you have to eliminate acetone (a type of ketone) as it cannot be used for fuel; but how bad the ketone breath/pee is also an individual thing. Two ketosis symptoms you should experience are decreased appetite and thirst.

[Sarina D]

WELL DONE!!!!!!

I'm so proud of the two of you....great will power and determination...keep it up!!!!

That's what this is all about, making it a part of your life, in every situation, occasion, event, gathering etc.

It will get easier and easier throughout time.....before you know it those things that did appeal to you once will not.

Well done, keep it up!!!!

Cheers!
Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
Current weight – 203 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160